Wang Junchuan
Lineage & School of Heritage
For many years he devoted himself to teaching and practice, bringing up more than ten disciples, four of whom formally became his pupils and have since become well-known drum-ballad artists.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han, born in July 1938, a native of Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province. At fourteen he joined the county quyi propaganda team for the blind, first learning Henan zhuizi; after completing his training he studied Xiangyuan drum balladry under the celebrated drum-ballad artist Dong Caiyuan, and at seventeen he began leading a troupe in performance. His skills were comprehensive: he could tell stories and sing opera, and was also proficient in playing wind, string and percussion instruments. His performance methods were varied and his vocal melodies rich and changeable; his strong repertoire included Xu Gong An (The Case of Magistrate Xu), Wu Nü Xing Tang Zhuan (Five Women Prosper the Tang), Qing Lie Zhuan (The Tale of Chastity and Martyrdom) and Lei Baotong Tou Qin (Lei Baotong Joins His Kin). He used Braille in collating drum-ballad texts, completing more than twenty, among them Hui Wen Ping (The Palindrome Screen), Hu Yanqing Da Lei (Hu Yanqing Challenges at the Arena), Bao Gong An (The Case of Lord Bao), Xiangma Zhuan (The Tale of the Bandit Riders) and Mai You Lang Du Zhan Hua Kui (The Oil Seller Wins the Beauty).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Xiangyuangushu, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Xiangyuangushu Ⅴ-62
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